Soccer Recap: Kerman Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Kerman kept a clean sheet against Sierra Pacific on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Sierra Pacific	2-0
01/16/25 vs Exeter	4-2
01/02/25 vs Madera	9-0

Kerman's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Sierra Pacific, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-2.

Kerman didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-0 win against Washington Union on the 23rd. Sierra Pacific has also already played their next contest, a 4-4 draw against Hanford West on the 23rd.